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Master of Banking and Finance Law (526AA) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Associate Professor Andrew Godwin
Contact
Melbourne Law School
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Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as 87.5 credit points of study from the prescribed list of subjects.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete 87.5 credit points of study from the prescribed list and may choose 12.5 credit points from the subjects available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90081 | Advanced Payment Devices and Fintech | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
July (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90012 | Comparative Superannuation Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70023 | Derivatives Law and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | No longer available | |
| LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70343 | International Corporate Insolvency | No longer available | |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70238 | Managed Investments Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90193 | Design for Innovation | April (Online) |
6.25 |
| LAWS90194 | Contract Design and Automation | July (Online) |
6.25 |
| LAWS90216 | Cryptoassets in Global Context | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
May (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | August (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 13 November 2021